gran

«gran» in Mova's school dictionary: a friendly, informal word for grandmother — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (gran, grans)

meaning for a pupil

Gran is a friendly, informal word for grandmother. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday family life children call their grandmother Gran, Granny, Grandma or Nan; in stories gran tells tales, bakes and looks after the children. Phrases: my gran, Gran's house, Gran and Grandad, visit Gran.

examples

• We are going to Gran's house for the weekend. tree →
• My gran makes the best scones. tree →
• Gran, can you read me a story? tree →
• My gran is my mum's mum. tree →
• Gran and Grandad live by the sea. tree →
• I phoned Gran on her birthday. tree →

note

Informal. Mostly British, Irish, Scottish, Australian and New Zealand English; American children more often say Grandma. Used as a name it takes a capital: «Hello, Gran». Your gran is your mother's or father's mother.

In the corpora

• In Cork, twenty-three people squeeze into Gran's house for Christmas.
• Volunteering means working without pay to help a good cause, like Gran's shift at the charity shop.
• Vivid example: in Melbourne, cousin Jess moves into her first rented flat with a bag of old plates from Gran.
• When Gran was away, Ruby forgot to water her plants and then didn't bother.
• Gran was sad, and Ruby felt it all week.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gran» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.